Crews recover 19 bodies from rubble of destroyed Gaza building

More than 8,000 people remain missing amid rubble in Gaza, with recovery efforts hindered by lack of heavy machinery.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Nineteen bodies, most of them women and children, have been recovered from under the rubble of a destroyed residential building in Gaza City, Gaza’s civil defence said in a statement.The recovery, which concluded on Saturday, is the latest in a slow, largely manual campaign to retrieve the dead from beneath Gaza’s ruins. Such efforts are hampered by a chronic shortage of the heavy machinery needed to clear broken concrete.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What are the challenges facing the Mecca agreement?list 2 of 3Trump’s Former Lawyer Is Now Attorney Generallist 3 of 3Will Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact change US strategy?end of listMohammed Abu Dan, who oversees recovery efforts, said that work had ended at the “Karam” building in Gaza’s western area after four consecutive days of searching.Specialised medics and civil defence crews would now move to a new site elsewhere in Gaza City, he said, to resume search operations.Civil defence officials have repeatedly said crews are relying on rudimentary tools and exhaus...